Trey Paul

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it's the importance of having a reliable internet connection at home. In 2021, the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program was established to help low-income families and those who had lost income during COVID-19.

AT&T is expanding availability for its new multi-gigabit plans to customers in parts of Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas. The expansion of its "Hyper-Gig" plans comes after its rollout to 70 different metro regions in late January 2022.

In the first two months of 2022, we've been introduced to new multi-gig tiers from AT&T, Frontier, Verizon and Ziply Fiber.

Five regional internet service providers will be unified under the new name Astound Broadband starting January 12. Digital West, EnTouch, Grande, RCN and Wave when combined will boast coverage in eight of the top 10 metro areas across the country and 10 different states.  Astound Broadband covers some of the biggest cities in the US, including Austin (TX), Boston (MA), Chicago (IL), New York (NY), and San Francisco (CA) among others. While Astound Broadband will be leading the charge, the regional brands will still be included in this evolution of the company.

The technology that's powering our newest phones and enabling our latest gadgets also wants to tackle our home broadband needs.